Markets rally on US fiscal cliff deal
From BBC Global stock markets have rallied after a short-term deal to stave off the US “fiscal cliff” was reached. The Dow Jones gained 1.7% in morning Wall Street trading, while European shares were up about 2% for the day….
International media cool on ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
From BBC The US may have avoided the fiscal cliff, but media commentators around the world have been quick to remind Washington of the perilous state of the US economy. Many portray the deal as a short-term fix which fails…
USA residents can win a trip to the Cayman Islands worth $4,000
Win a Culinary Vacation to the Cayman Islands from Saveur’s Sweepstakes By Sandra Grauschopf, About.com Guide Saveur highlights some of the world’s best foods in their magazine, and now they are also giving you the chance to taste some of…
Cayman funds complementary to new initiatives in China
Investors’ desire to take advantage of recent moves by authorities in China to welcome overseas investment funds and expertise goes hand in – hand with offshore structures. This year has seen a number of developments that will strengthen the position…
When a Hotel Feels Like Home: Cotton Tree, Grand Cayman
By Charlyn Keating Chisholm, About.com Guide Guest Writer Terry Ward is on the road so much traveling for assignments, so it’s no surprise she particularly loves a hotel that offers the comforts of home (and then some). She dropped me…
New Law Firm, HSM Chambers, expands with its first hire of Senior Counsel, Robin McMillan
Well-known local attorney, Robin McMillan, has recently left Appleby and will join HSM Chambers as Senior Counsel from 7 January 2013. Robin specialises in international commercial litigation, insolvency, trusts, company law, judicial review and public law. He has extensive experience…
Doc Polson wreck Grand Cayman
By Frans De Backer This Japanese cable-laying barge was used in the Cayman Islands in the digging of the channel for the Cayman Islands Yacht Club. In 1991 The Department Of Environment agreed to sink the barge as an artificial…
Axiom battle lines are formed
Two stories on the latest battle between the stakeholders of the Axiom Legal Financing Fund: 1. Three-way battle for control of Axiom Legal Financing Fund From OffshoreAlert HIGHLIGHTS Proposals for Receivership, Liquidation, & Restructuring to be heard by Cayman court…
Arrests made in connection with ongoing missing person investigation (Hemerson Gonzalez)
Two women have been arrested and are currently detained in police custody in connection with the investigation relating to the missing person Hemerson Raymond Gonzalez. A police operation this morning (2 January 2013) resulted in the arrest of a 25-year-old…
Grand Cayman according to XL Nation
XL Nation, the Global Nation for World Wide Wealth, takes Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands and turns it into their vision of a “socialist, assamblearian city-state located in the Caribbean”. XL Results Foundation was founded in 2001 by Roger…